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SURPRISE! South Korea had no advance notice of Trump's Summit cancellation (Original Post) brooklynite May 2018 OP
So are we and kacekwl May 2018 #1
So professional. n/t manor321 May 2018 #2
"We are attempting to make sense of what, precisely, President Trump means" HopeAgain May 2018 #3
The Frog and the Scorpion comes to mind...... asiliveandbreathe May 2018 #4
He did call the ambassador to South Korea NewJeffCT May 2018 #5
Impulsively called summit is impulsively canceled by stupid and impulsive man. nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2018 #6
He blew this up to cover his Zoonart May 2018 #7
Another slap in the face to an ally. dameatball May 2018 #8
Good luck with that. CanonRay May 2018 #9

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)
3. "We are attempting to make sense of what, precisely, President Trump means"
Thu May 24, 2018, 10:45 AM
May 2018

That sounds like an exercise in futility, even for those who are accustomed to dealing with temperamental dictators.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
4. The Frog and the Scorpion comes to mind......
Thu May 24, 2018, 10:46 AM
May 2018

Halfway across the river, the frog suddenly felt a sharp sting in his back and, out of the corner of his eye, saw the scorpion remove his stinger from the frog's back. A deadening numbness began to creep into his limbs.

"You fool!" croaked the frog, "Now we shall both die! Why on earth did you do that?"

The scorpion shrugged, and did a little jig on the drownings frog's back.
"I could not help myself. It is my nature."

Then they both sank into the muddy waters of the swiftly flowing river.
Self destruction - "Its my Nature", said the Scorpion...

Zoonart

(11,844 posts)
7. He blew this up to cover his
Thu May 24, 2018, 10:53 AM
May 2018

fuckery with the Russia probe.
BIG SHINY SQUIRREL... what aren't we talking about now?

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